Lewisham Victoria Cross
Below is a list of the recipients of the Victoria Cross with links to the London Borough of Lewisham Area
By wars:
Boer War (1)
| Hook, Alfred Henry or Harry | ( 1850 - 1905) | 24th Regiment( South Wales Borderers ) | Lived Sydenham Hill |
Boer War (2)
| Engleheart, Henry William | (1863 - 1939) | 10th Hussars | Born Blackheath |
WW1
| Coffin, Clifford | (1870 - 1959) | Corps of Royal Engineers comd 25th Infantry Brigade | Born Blackheath |
| Evans, George | (1876 - 1937) | 18th Battalion, Manchester Regiment | Lived in Sydenham |
| Harvey, Francis John | (1873 - 1916) | Royal Marine Light Infantry | Born Sydenham |
| Godley, Sidney Frank | (1889 - 1957) | The Royal Fusiliers | Lived in Lewisham |
| Jerrard, Alan | (1897 - 1968) | 66 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps | Born Lewisham |
| Lynn, John | (1887 - 1915) | Lancashire Fusiliers | Born Forest Hill |
| Mellish, Edward Noel or Noel Rev | (1880 - 1962) | The Royal Fusiliers, Chaplin | Vicar of St. Mark‘s Lewisham |
| Stone, Walter Napleton | (1891 - 1917) | 3d Bn, Royal Fusiliers | Born Blackheath |
WW2
| Campbell, Gordon | (1888 - 1953) | Royal Navy | Lived in Sydenham |
| Gardner, Philip John or Pip | (1914 - 2003) | 4th Royal Tank Regiment | Born in Sydenham |
| Horwood, Alec George | (1914 - 1944) | Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment att'd 1st Bn, Northampshire Regiment | Born Deptford |
| Knowland, George Arthur | (1922 - 1945) | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Born Catford |
By Surname
| Campbell, Gordon | (1888 - 1953) | Royal Navy | Lived in Sydenham | WW2 |
| Coffin, Clifford | (1870 - 1959) | Corps of Royal Engineers comd 25th Infantry Brigade | Born Blackheath | WW1 |
| Engleheart, Henry William | (1863 - 1939) | 10th Hussars | Born Blackheath | Boer War (2) |
| Evans, George | (1876 - 1937) | 18th Battalion, Manchester Regiment | Lived in Sydenham | WW1 |
| Gardner, Philip John or Pip | (1914 - 2003) | 4th Royal Tank Regiment | Born in Sydenham | WW2 |
| Harvey, Francis John | (1873 - 1916) | Royal Marine Light Infantry | Born Sydenham | WW1 |
| Hook, Alfred Henry or Harry | (1850 - 1905) | 24th Regiment( South Wales Borderers ) | Lived Sydenham Hill | Boer War |
| Horwood, Alec George | (1914 - 1944) | Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment att'd 1st Bn, Northampshire Regiment | Born Deptford | WW2 |
| Godley, Sidney Frank | (1889 - 1957) | The Royal Fusiliers | Lived in Lewisham | WW1 |
| Jerrard, Alan | (1897 - 1968) | 66 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps | Born Lewisham | WW1 |
| Knowland, George Arthur | (1922 - 1945) | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Born Catford | WW2 |
| Lynn, John | (1887 - 1915) | Lancashire Fusiliers | Born Forest Hill | WW1 |
| Mellish, Edward Noel or Noel Rev | (1880 - 1962) | The Royal Fusiliers, Chaplin | Vicar of St. Mark`s Lewisham | WW1 |
| Stone, Walter Napleton | (1891 - 1917) | 3d Bn, Royal Fusiliers | Born Blackheath | WW1 |
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